BASF presents its new Skin Care Forum website

Welcome to the new Skin Care Forum website, which is now under the guidance of BASF. Skin Care Forum provides information about various topics for the cosmetics industry including the composition, structure and efficacy of cosmetic products, new developments in the area of active ingredients, test methods, product performance, legislation and market segment-specific topics.

We have worked towards developing and creating a new, contemporary, user-friendly website, based on the nearly fifty volumes of Skin Care Forum issues that were created since 1991, initiated by Henkel and Cognis in Düsseldorf, Germany. Thank you to all of you who -- over the years and today -- have contributed to creating the Skin Care Forum with dedication and meticulous efforts.

To most of our readers, the website will have a familiar but improved look, but it also offers several new features including

article accessibility by topic
library of images including descriptions
collections of links on cosmetic journals, legislation, etc.
archive containing issues 1-20

Please take a few minutes to explore this extensive source of information and sign-up for the newsletter informing you about new articles. Thank you.

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Anti-ageing: the key trend in skincare today

May 2013

Imogen Matthews
The defining trend in skincare today is for anti-ageing solutions, driven by a universal consumer desire to look younger for longer. As the population in developed countries ages, women and, increasingly, men are under pressure in the workplace and amongst their peers to maintain a youthful appearance. The skincare industry has responded and retailer shelves are groaning ...

Analysis of the penetration of topically applied substances ...

April 2013

Jürgen Lademann, Alexa Patzelt
In cosmetics and in dermatology, the topical application of substances to the skin is the form of choice. This article describes three main penetration pathways for topically applied drugs through the skin barrier and introduces various methods of investigations.

Sensitive skin

March 2013

Laurent Misery
Sensitive skin may be defined as the occurrence of erythema and/or abnormal stinging, burning, and tingling sensations (and sometimes as pain or pruritus) in response to multiple factors that may be physical (UV, heat, cold, wind), chemical (cosmetics, soaps, water, pollutants) and sometimes psychological (stress) or hormonal (menstrual cycle). The diagnostic, pathophysiology, ...